¿En tu lengua hay dos palabras diferentes para los dedos de la mano y para los dedos de los pies? Pues si tú no entiendes por qué no tenemos dos palabras diferentes, nosotros tampoco entendemos porque vosotros sí, jajaja. Te lo explico.

Curiosidades sobre el español y su cultura

Los dedos

Enjoy the third podcast from Culture To Grow which allows you to travel the world from the comfort of your home, your car, or if you are still half asleep in your bed. 

This episode provides you with a glimpse of Mongolia's name-giving process and what the country looks like from a local's perspective.

There will be a new episode every other Monday, so be sure to subscribe!

Culture To Grow

Episode 3: Let's Travel to Mongolia!

＜Transcript＞
最近、日が長くなりました。
晴れた日も多くなった気がします。
庭には小さな花が咲いています。
私にとって春といえばいちごです。
私は毎年この季節が来るのが待ち遠しいです。
私のパートナーはいちごを使ってマチェドニアというイタリアのデザートを作ってくれます。材料はいちごとバナナとレモン汁と砂糖だけですが、とてもおいしいです。
日本にはいちご大福というお菓子もあります。これも私の大好物です。
みなさんは春の訪れを感じていますか？
春はお花見の季節です。
今年はパンデミックが終わって、コロナのことを気にせずにお花見ができたらいいですね。
<Vocabulary>
季節：きせつ　season
待ち遠しい：まちどおしい　I can’t wait for~
大福：だいふく 　Mochi filled with sweet bean and strawberries
レモン汁：レモンじる lemon juice
砂糖：さとう sugar
お菓子：おかし sweets
大好物：だいこうぶつ  favorite food
訪れ：おとずれ  coming, arrival 
お花見：おはなみ　Cherry blossom viewing party
気にせずに：きにせずに　without caring about

Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

春はもうすぐ？

Today we're talking about a professional piece of vocabulary that we can use to talk about ourselves in a critical way, especially in the form of a jokes. This is "self-deprecating". Take a listen to today's episode of the podcast for a full explanation and I hope you find it useful!

Don't forget that if you're an international professional who want's to improve the way they use English at work then I help people like you every day, right here on iTalki. Feel free to book some of my time and let's get to work!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

I'm really bad at making podcasts!

People who travel a lot will know the feeling — you've just landed in a country on the other side of the world, ready to explore and see the sights, but you're too tired to do anything!

Jet lag is usually linked with travel and changing time zones. But a new study has found that even small changes to our daily schedules can change our sleeping patterns.

And it's not just sleep that gets affected by a disrupted schedule — our bodies work differently when our daily patterns change.

The study, published in iScience, looked at how our bodies respond to a five-hour time change — similar to the kind of jet lag you'd feel after traveling from New York to London, for example.

It looked at people's circadian rhythm — our body's natural clock that controls when we sleep, when different hormones are released, and how our bodies use energy.

During the study, scientists observed 14 people in a lab for eight days.

On the first two days, the participants followed their normal daily schedules. But from the third day, the participants' meals, sleep and light exposure were changed to five hours later than normal.

The researchers tested the participants' blood and checked their digestion, energy use, and levels of melatonin — a hormone that helps control sleep by making you feel tired when it gets dark — to see how their bodies reacted to the time change.

The results showed that the five-hour time change made digestion slower, changed blood sugar levels, and affected how the body used fat. The body also burned less energy from food.

These things started to go back to normal after two or three days as the body adjusted to the new schedule.

One of the study's researchers, Jonathan Johnston, told StudyFinds this shows how sticking to a regular schedule can make a big difference to our health.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

How Jet Lag Affects More than Just Your Sleep

مَرْحَباً, كَيْفَ الْحَال؟ 
مَرْحَباً أَناَ بِخَيْر وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّه,وَأَنْت؟ كَيْفَ الْحَال؟
نَعَم أَنَا بِخَيْر أَيْضاً, شُكْراً. مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتِ؟ 
أَنَا مِنْ سُورْيَا مِنْ مَدِينَة دِمَشْق. وَأَنْت؟ هَل أَنْتَ عَرَبِيّ؟
أَنَا عَرَبِيّ مِنْ مِصْر. 
مِنْ مِصْر؟ مِنْ أَيِّ مَدِينَة؟ 
مِنْ الْقاَهِرَة
طَيِّب, مَعَ السَّلاَمَة أَحْمَد
الى اللِّقَاء لَطِيفَة


Aprende árabe con Radia 

Easy basic conversation 

In this episode 10 of English on the road, we discuss an article on which countries can claim to be the oldest in the world. I hope this podcast allows you to practice your English listening and comprehension.

The podcast begins with some vocabulary which is important to the topic, then we read the article and answer some discussion questions. 

The article is from a website called engoo which has many free English learning materials. I highly recommend checking this out if you want to study English independently or with a tutor. 

Thank you for listening and I hope you have a great day!

English on the Road 

Which Countries can Claim to be the Oldest in the World?

こんにちは、あかりです。2023年(ねん)、はじめてのエピソードです。あけましておめでとうございます！

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Slow Japanese

Episode #45 - The beginning of a new year

Expresiones y palabras que puedes escuchar en esta peli:

Frases y expresiones que vas a escuchar en esta peli: 

1.	No tienen ni pies ni cabeza
2.	¿Sabes cuánto varo nos vamos a meter?!
3.	Ya sabes cómo se pone de c4br0n
4.	Pensé que iba a ser un quiúbole nomás
5.	Necesitan mano dura
6.	Tarados
7.	Le voy a partir su m4dre
8.	No te queda de otra mijita
9.	Manita de gato
10.	¿Es neta?!
11.	Metido en un p3dot3
12.	Chorear
13.	¡A ver a ver a ver!
14.	O sea cero!
15.	La birria
16.	Me la pelas...
17.	Se echaron para atrás
18.	Tu mayor p3d0 en la vida
19.	Partir la mandarina en gajos
20.	Ya me tienen hasta la madre
21.	Pa’que me eches aguas
22.	A huevo güey!
23.	Los chescos
24.	Se arregló el p3d0